Step 1:
The first step to converting 217036.45472033 to a fraction is to re-write 217036.45472033 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 217036.45472033 can be written as simply 217036.45472033/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 217036.45472033, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 217036.45472033/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 217036.45472033/1 each by 100000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 217036.45472033 as a fraction:
434073/2 / 1